How often should you be seen following diagnosis of fibroids?

I've heard different things depending on who you talk to, but once you've been diagnosed with fibroids, should you be seen more often than just your yearly exam to track their growth? Especially if you're thinking of TTC in the future? What have your doctors recommended?

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The first OB I saw went off and yelled and me and treated me like trailer trash. He was trying to get me to have a hysterectomy. I was convinced he was going to pull out my uterus right there. He claimed it would definitely turn into cancer. Given that there is a family history of fibroids, I knew he was full of it. I did research and found another OB/GYN and he said I needed nothing special. He did say that if TTC did not work after 6 months (instead of the usual 1 year) then I should go back in. Other than that, nothing special.

I was seen every ~3 months and had ultrasounds to track their growth. When they slowed down in growth I saw the doctor every ~6 months. Fibroid rarely turn into cancer. We were TTC for 1.5 year and my doctor monitored me closely and said they were a concern once pregnant because they were so large (four sizable ones 4-11 cm) but no one could tell me conclusively that they were interfering with TTC. I went to an RE who said they could be causing TTC issues but I should have them out anyway because they were starting to affect my kidney. I finally had mine out last year with a good outcome so far. Now we are TTC again and hoping we get our miracle soon.

My Doc told me dont worry about the 3 fibroids I had.(Doc only had me do 1 ultrasound) She pretty much didnt bring them up again other than when she told me that I should TTC before I was 30 because it would get more difficult after. Well I am 30 now and had been TTC #1 since last July. I was concerned so I had my doc refer me to a specialist only to find out that the 3 fibroids grew and were now 5 very large ones that were blocking both fallopian tubes. ...She immediately scheduled me for surgery... My Abdominal Myomectomy was 3 weeks ago...They removed 22 fibroids!...Shocked me because I didn't have any unusual pain and my cycles were 27 days like clockwork. BUT...I felt a hump in my tummy when I layed down and alot of my clothes were always tight and uncomfortable in the tummy area.

I am not trying to scare you...I am doing great and can TTC again in June. Just dont put too much stock in your OB/GYN. The specialist couldn't even tell me how many there were because they just cant see them all in an ultrasound. I would ay that if you take more that 6 months to conceive..I would recommend seeing a specialist.

I had a laparoscopic myomectomy on 3/26/10. My fibroid was the size of a grapefruit. I am on medical leave for 2 weeks. We will try to conceived baby #2 later this year. My 1st child is 3 yrs old and I had the fibroid then, as well. I will let yall know more after my check-up in 2 weeks.

Yeah I am 24 and while I'm not TTC at the moment I want to keep my options open for the future so I feel like I'd have more peace of mind if they were tracked more often than just once a year especially since they only discovered mine in January so we don't know how long they'd been there or what their growth rate may be like. I guess I will e-mail my doc and see what she suggests. I noticed she only prescribed me 6 months of BC at my last appt and usually I get the whole year so maybe she wants to see me every 6 months now. I will have to clarify with her.